The very smart Drew Long of DCFoodies.com has taken Early Times whiskey and re-aged it to remarkable effect. After seven-and-one-half months of sitting in a new charred oak barrel, the thin, bland Early Times became deep and delicious. We wereContinue readingRe-Aging Kentucky Gentleman Whiskey: Success!
Simon Morton of Radio New Zealand‘s “This Way Up” radio program interviewed Kevin R. Kosar about his book, Whiskey: A Global History. You can listen to the approximately 20 minute interview by clicking either here or here.
Well, isn’t this an uber handsome bottle! A liter bottle of American Harvest is a looming 14+ inches tall and 4 inches across. We confess some confusion over the what and where. This is a vodka, yet, its name doesContinue readingAmerican Harvest Organic Spirit (Organic Vodka)
The American micro-distilling movement rolls on! McCarthy’s is produced by Clear Creek Distillery of Portland, Oregon. This bottle (Batch W09-01, bottled August 3, 2009) was barrel-aged three years and weighs in at 93 proof. We were delighted to read theContinue readingMcCarthy’s Oregon Single Malt Whiskey
Located at: 2007 18th Street NW, Washington D.C. 20009. See http://JackRoseDiningSaloon.com/ The short of it: 1,400+ spirits, mostly rare single malts, but also hundreds of Bourbons Background: Jack Rose was set up by these cats: http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/restaurants/19723.html
We are way overdue to review this new release. When the bottle arrived some months ago we thought, “Oh great—Jack has come out with its own version of Southern Comfort. Blech.” Per the instructions that came with it, we poppedContinue readingJack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey Whiskey Liqueur